Letterkenny Army Depot's contract workers vote "union"

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Source: WITF

by Jim Hook

Contract employees at Letterkenny Army Depot have voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

Workers casting secret ballots at the union office on Thursday voted by a near 4-to-1 margin (485-144) to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. They currently work for Bowhead Support Group, the latest in a series of firms contracted to supply labor in the shops at Letterkenny.

About 950 people work for Bowhead at Letterkenny.

The National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election. Under NLRB election rules, results are determined by a simple majority of those casting ballots.

FULL story at link.


Photo by Ryan Blackwell, Public Opinion

Read more: http://www.witf.org/news/2015/08/letterkenny-army-depots-contract-workers-vote-union.php

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1. Rec. nt

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2. So what happens when the contract ends...

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one day a bean counter is going to figure out all these contract employees are going to cost more in the long run. Many of them replaced full-time government employees at installations. Where we live its a constant attention making news item when West Point decided to do a lots of this in the long run getting rid of employees, from the mess halls to the bakery to the shops. I find it strange considering there are hundreds of returning soldiers who won't get a shot at some jobs that they did in the past. Perhaps other places are different, but contract here always come with political connections.